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Residents receive treatment at Kuzigun Village in Taxkorgan County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 11, 2017. A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Taxkorgan County at 5:58 a.m. Thursday (2100 GMT Wednesday), said the China Earthquake Networks Center. (Xinhua/Li Xiaoling)
URUMQI, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Four people have been confirmed dead after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Taxkorgan County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 5:58 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time).
The search and rescue work is underway. Some injured people were seen being sent to hospital for treatment.
The epicenter, with a depth of about 8.0 km, was monitored at 37.58 degrees north latitude and 75.25 degrees east longitude.
